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Times & Guide (1909), 23 Jul 1959, p. 1

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GIANT STEEL BEAM, one hundred and seventegen feet long and we twentyâ€"two tons, was havled across Wilson Av:\'u and along Albion Monday to the site of a new bridge across the Humber River on Is! After viewing children in her €lassroom, Miss Anderson says she enjoys teaching them and points out that the world should Miss Anderson is an accomâ€" plished pianist, likes opera, balâ€" let, rock ‘n‘ roll, takes singing lessons, has studied psychology, hypnosis and prefers Grecian Roman and Egyptian history to the current, bestâ€"selling novels. She is the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Anderson, who were married 23 years ago on the eve Miss Anderson beâ€" came 23rd Miss Toronto. She was Posture Queen of Ontario in 1954, Miss Toronto Maple Leaf in 1958 and runnerâ€"up in the Miss Toronto contest last year, while representing her native province, Alberta, in the Miss Maple Leaf Contest of Canada. Lucky Cornelius PS Pupils; Teacher Is Miss Toronto‘ A girl with a mind of her own, Miss Anderson chose the $1,000 cash prize rather than a oneâ€"year university scholarship offered as an alternative. "This is my first summer in four years that I haven‘t been attending summer classes at any univerâ€" sity, and I just love it. I‘ve had enough education for a while," she declared. She‘s a doll! Blond and beautiful, Darlene Anderson (36â€"23â€"36) has been crowned "Miss Toronto of 1959" at the 77th annual Metropolitan Toronto Police Field Day. The 21â€"yearâ€"old beauty queen, who lives on Glencairn Avenue, is a kindergarten teacher at Corâ€" nelius Park w ay School in Downsview. Council also accepted the apâ€" plication _ of James Clifford Bowen of Rexdale, as a probaâ€" tionary fireman on the Weston permanent fire forcee Council also authorized its fire chief ta attend the Dominion, Fire Chief Association‘s convention in Windsor, July 16â€"20. The chief was in Windsor when apâ€" proval was given. Under the terms of the muâ€" tual fire aid agreement, Wesâ€" ton will respond to serious alarms in the township, and Etobicoke firemen will augment the Weston Fire Department staif with men and equipment if they are© needed here. The new mutual aid agreement wil} also crumple the barrier which surrounds individual fire area boundaries. The danger of a boundary building burning beâ€" cause neither department knows who is responsible will be lessened. Weston, Etobicoke Allies In Battle Against Fires We have had several serious | outbreaks here and it‘s nice to know that we have area muniâ€" cipalities to depend on if we} ever again have a serious fire,"l he ~declared. A major step in providing more fire protection for Westonites was taken by Weston Council last week. Council agreed to a muâ€" tual fire aid program with Etobicoke Township. Vol. 70, No. @8 Councilor Lindsay Cott was enthused with Council‘s action. "It is a situation which should have come to light a long time ago," he said. COUNCIL‘S NO EAGER BEAVER Trees, Trees, Trees ONTARIO‘S FASTEST GROWING NEWSPAPER The executive council of the authority approved development of a 200â€"acre conservation area in the Rouge River Valley beâ€" tween Highway 401 and Lake Ontario last week. The Rouge River area has a potential size of 1,000 acres, according to Charles Sauriol, advisory board chairman. More and more interest is beâ€" ing shown in conservation areas established and administered by tht Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. Wednesday, representatives of the Ontario Chapter of the Soil Conservation Society of America held its annual tour in the eastâ€" watershed region. Councilor Conroy said the portable buildings would be placed as far back on the school property as possible, as long as they do not interfere with the playground. The Weston Fire Department will have to inspect the buildâ€" ings and register approval beâ€" fore they can be occupied by students. > Among Miss Anderson‘s curâ€" rent projects are the knitting of a sweater for herself for skatâ€" ing, and reading a book on the translation of some Bf the works of Freud from German to Engâ€" lish. Conservation Authority OK‘s Another Park take a very serious look at the children of today and try to learn a lesson from them. Speaking on behalf of the Weston Separate School Board, Councilor Charles Conroy pointâ€" ed out that there is a definâ€" ite accommodation problem at the school, and promised that location of the portables is only a temporary measure. "A new and larger school is under conâ€" struction," he said. "I feel sorry for those chilâ€" dren," she said. "Sorry that they have to grow up. I would like to see the world run by children sometime. They are very intelligent, despite their ages." Wesion Council last week apâ€" proved the construction of two portableâ€"type buildings on the Saint John‘s Separate School property on George â€" Street. However, as ‘portables have a tendency to become permanent fixtures, Council attached a riâ€" der to its permission demandâ€" ing the buidings be removed at its request. Approve Two Portable Rooms For St. John‘s Cimes and Guile ‘@ that only new conâ€" WESTON‘S PLAYGROUNDS are packed each day with hundreds of youngsters who are being kept busy by the recreation‘s deâ€" partment summerâ€"long program of planned activities, Swimâ€" ming lessons, bicycle roadâ€"eos, field days, hikes and visits to places of interest keep the children busy and safely out of ‘mischief. Here, three young racers wait for the ‘go‘ signal from day n Reverend Grover K. Tyler, former minister of West«n Baptist and Pelmo Park Church, died suddenly last Tuesday at Lakefield, where he retired in 1957. Although Mr. Tyler only served in Weston from 195% to 1957, he had many friends here. An accomplished violinist, Nir. Tyler loved to play in the church orchestra and was concert master in a large orchestra which presented Handel‘s Messiah under the direction of Reverend A. R. Poynter. Mr. Tyler concluded his acâ€" tive ministry here September 29, 1957, and in his closing serâ€" mon used the same text he had used 40 years before when ne began his ministry. Mr. Tyler was born in North Hattley, Quebec. He began his ministry in his home church in 1917 and three years later reâ€" turned: to Hamilton’s\McMaster University from where he was called to Coaticook, Quebec, where he was ordained in 1922 Mr. Tyler concluded his acâ€" Former Weston Minister Reverend G. K. Tyler Dies Civic Holiday ghing | Avenue North. The beam is one of eighteen which will make up 1 Road ]wldo bridge. Expert guidance by police avoided any traffic Nieâ€"ups. ngton Weston Council last"week acâ€" cepted the resignation of Franâ€" cis Hinks as public health nurse in Weston and accepted the apâ€" plication of Mrs. Helen Bowken as her successor. Miss Hinks has resigned her position because she plans to be married in the near future and will be moving away from the Weston area. Mrs. Bowken has served previously as public health nurse in ‘Weston. Although he had cetired, Mr. Tyler acted as supply minister in Fenelon Falls ard Baddow churches. Mr. Tyler leaves kis wife one son and a daughtor. New Nurse For Weston THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1959 Too Many ‘Experts‘ Cause Death Of Drowning Child Val Hiill, director of recreation. Bottom left, a young camper receives cooking instruction from one of the town‘s staff directors at a cookâ€"out held in Cruickshank Park. Bottom right, tiny tots operated their own ‘penny Carnival‘ in the Elm Street Park last week. Too many "experts" are responsible for the death of 'an eightâ€" yearâ€"old North York boy. Pushing, screaming, arguing and scuffling, a hysterical mob at Shadow Lake six milés north of Stouffville thwarted efforts of a teenâ€"age life guard and a man assisting him to revive the boy â€" the boy, gasping with water running from his mouth and nose, died as the man tried to contral the mob. According to Frank Samon Jr., of Bayview Avenue, Torâ€" onto, it was an awful mess. "I started to use the mouthâ€"toâ€" mouth method and the kid seemâ€" ed to come around a little bit. Then 15 or 20 people started pushing me away. They were pulling the boy‘s arms and legs and everything," he said. "It was like a backyard squabble with everybody pullâ€" ing at the boy and arguing about the best method to use," said 15â€"yearâ€"old Emmett Shundoff of Toronto, the life guard hired by John Purc, owner of the park. It was Shundoff‘s third Sunâ€" day on his first life guard job. He had been awarded a bronze medallion in June by the Royal Dead is Donald Laur, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Laur of Rustic Road, North York. "I tried to tell them, but I‘m kind of small and no one would listen to me," he said. the fourâ€"lane | Weston Council last week apâ€" proved a $2,000 donation to the lm.m Silver Band Associaâ€" tiom. _ Weston Council announced the appointment last week of Irvine Cromby as assistant suâ€" perintendent, and William Dicks, works foreman, of the Town Works Department. Both men have completed a probaâ€" tionary period in their respecâ€" tive capacities. The youth w as pronounced dead by Coroner R. B. Johns of Willowdale. He said people were pushing him and pulling at the boy. He abandoned his mouthâ€"toâ€"mouth method in an effort to control the crowd. "The little boy turnâ€" 1ed blue again after I stopped," he said. "They wasted too much time right at the start arguing. A nurse came up and begged me to continue, but those peoâ€" ple around wouldn‘t listen to her. ‘She was a great help, though. She got them to let me try again, but it was too llte‘ then," he said. Life Saving Sotiety. A Grade 9 student at Oak Park Junior High School, he said he was forced to leave the rescue scene by his employer to watch other swimmers as the mob milled about the boy. Describing the tussle which resulted in the boy‘s death, Mr. Samon said the boy‘s eyes had opened and he seemed to be moving while water poured from his mouth and nose. Works Appointment Band Donation NOW THE SHAGGY DOG 1S SAYING â€" Figure out .Shcggy Dog is saying in as few words as possible $10 and other prizes in The Times and Guide "‘Shaggy Dog" contest. in coâ€"operation with the Fox which will sbon show Walt Disney‘s muchâ€"tooted hor with a comic twist, The Times and Guide is sponsoring aimed at discovering mm. of wit of its ginality and aptness of (so it says on v% Iwhyuhw'dmdnmflmmm. readers! lets see what you can do, o ._ Weston has banned the use of news vending boxes and maâ€" chines from its streets until the circulation departments of the three Toronto daily newspapers seek permission to place boxes on town streets. The Toronto‘dailies had installed the boxes on Weston streets without first asking permission from the town â€" Weston demandâ€" ed the boxes be removed until such time as formal requests for placement have been received. Unhappy with what he called the deplorable condition of newspaper â€" vending boxes, Councilor Lindsay Cott admitâ€" ted that the boxes were of great value to the public, but said the newspapers should be forced to move them from in front of stores where newspaâ€" pers were sold and well back off the travelled portion of the sidewalk, He said boxes placed at bus stops were a hazard to pedestrians. â€" "I can see no reason for obâ€" jecting to the boxes as long as they understand that boxes have to be moved to new locaâ€" tions at the town‘s request," declared Councilor Charles Conâ€" roy as Weston Council reviewâ€" ed the news box question last week. "I think newspaper boxes are in a deplorable condition," deâ€" Disheartened but not beaten by the quick sale, members of the committee plan to object to residential and commercial reâ€"‘ zoning of the property when Hathaway Holdings Limited apâ€" plies to the Etobicoke Planning Board for rezoning of the area. The development firm bought the Elms last week while neighâ€" boring ratepayers tried frantiâ€" cally to organize a "Save The Elms Committee" aimed â€" at halting the developers. The forming committee hoped to inâ€" terest Metropolitan Toronto Council in acquiring the proâ€" perty for a park site, or interâ€" est the York University Comâ€" mittee in the property as the site of its proposed university. Newspaper Vending Machines Banned From Weston Streets ‘‘No Wood Choppers We... \We Can‘t Cut Down Tree" It‘s been done. Hathaway Holdings Limited has purchased the Elms Goli and Country Club. hoping to convert its picturesque hills and gentle green vales into row upon row of houses. When and if â€" the â€" transformation â€" takes place, gone forever will be a favorite winter playground. Today‘s Weston Council is sympathetic to property.M experiencing difficulty with trees planted 35 years ago by_v _;; Council forefathers, but that‘s as far as Council is prepared to g0. If any of the bothersome trees are to be removed, they < wi e be removed by the property owner concerned â€" at his pe ’ expense and responsibility. ‘."‘.’ The tree problem again reared its ugly head last week wbé_; Council received a brief submitted by the.Weston Parks Comm.'fl"l‘ sion regarding a mature tree which obstructs the driveway *f’ Mrs. Irene Dan, a widow residing at 162 Church Street. J Elms Golf Club Definitely Sold wEstoN‘s Own _ J €* @hocage* | _ Councilor â€" Perry _ said Ge ed | boxes are piled up at bus stops cfiand are a definite hazard. "It‘s es, | at the bus stops where the safeâ€" itâ€"| ty factor comes in," he said. Councilor Cott said the only solution is to request the cirouâ€" lation departments apply for specific locations so the Counâ€" cil will have some control over the placement of news vending boxes. Council decided to ask the newspapers to request speâ€" cific locations, and point out to them that placement of the boxes is a contravention of an existing Weston bylaw. clared Councilor William Perry. "If we‘re going to open this thing up to the newspapers I think we should remind them that the boxes don‘t add ayâ€" thing to the appearance of our streets." m Council decided to give Mrg. _ Dan permission to remove the tree, but at her own pm'snu'gl d expense and responsibility â€" if the tree crashes in & neign«~* bor‘s house Westan â€" Council isn‘t going to assume responsiâ€" bility for the damage. "The . Commission has comâ€" > structed a survey of the tree,"*" > the brief stated, "and found tt}' to be in sound condition and _ about 35 years old." Councilor _ Lloyd â€" Sainsbuty, who has also visited the prgâ€" perty and viewed the tree, said as far as the property is cons cérned, the tree should come down, but he hastened to add it shouldn‘t come down at $ke town‘s expense. Council also approved removâ€" al of two trees on John Street interfering with a retaining wall and sanitary sewer line, but the property owner concerned will also have to assume responsiâ€" bility. Estimated cost of the tree removals are approximateâ€" ly $150 each, minimum. "Mrs. Dan should pay for the removal," he said. SINGLE COPIES FIVE

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